PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
TRANSLATIONS ADVISORY GROUP
INITIAL MEETING
(Meeting is open to the public.)
Thursday, April 20, 2006
10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
(The meeting time may be extended at the discretion of the presiding officer.)
Executive Conference Room
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Fifth Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
AGENDA
Call to order
Deputy Superintendent Sue Stickel,
Curriculum and Instruction Branch, California Department of Education
Welcome and introductions
The charge to the appointees to the Translations Advisory Group (TAG)
Deputy Superintendent Stickel will review with appointees the duties of the advisory group.
Review of the agenda; review of ethics documents and responsibilities
Deputy Superintendent Stickel will review with appointees the agenda for this meeting; the Bagley-Keene law; the Form 700; ethics training and certificate; oath certificate; and policies regarding incompatible activities.
Administration of the oath for appointees
Travel reimbursements
Deputy Superintendent Stickel will remind TAG members to meet with CDE staff after the meeting in order to obtain information about travel reimbursements, as necessary.
Update from the California Department of Education (CDE) about the Clearinghouse for Multilingual Documents and ongoing translation efforts
(Shimizu and Atkinson)
Public comment
This agenda item is included for the purpose of giving anyone in attendance an opportunity to ask questions or discuss non-agenda items with the advisory group.
Future meeting dates and agenda items
The presiding officer and TAG members will project optional dates for the next meetings and determine agenda topics for the second meeting.
Adjournment
Break periods may be determined at the discretion of the presiding officer.
Visitor parking is available in State Parking Lot #14, located at 1517 13th Street (between 13th and 14th streets). The entrance to the parking structure is on 13th Street. There are approximately 80 rooftop spaces that have been identified for visitors to use. The rate is $1.25 per half an hour. Parking hours are from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., and a parking attendant is on site.
The meetings of the Translation Advisory Group are staffed by the California Department of Education. For questions regarding the meetings or role of the Translations Advisory Group, please contact Sheila Bruton, Manager, CDE Press, 916- 445-0736, sbruton@cde.ca.gov, or Rod Atkinson, Consultant, CDE Press, at 916- 445-6109 or ratkinso@cde.ca.gov.
This agenda is posted on CDE’s Web site.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY: Pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, any individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in a meeting or function of the Translations Advisory Group may request assistance by contacting the California Department of Education, CDE Press, 1430 N Street, Suite 3207, Sacramento, CA 95814, telephone 916- 445-6109; fax 916- 323-5713; e-mail ratkinso@cde.ca.gov. For the purpose of its April meeting, the CDE asks that the requests for reasonable accommodation be submitted by April 13, 2006.
INTERPRETATION SERVICES: Any individual who requires the assistance of an interpreter to participate in a meeting or function of the Translations Advisory Group may request assistance by contacting the California Department of Education, CDE Press, 1430 N Street, Suite 3207, Sacramento, CA 95814, telephone 916-445-6109; fax 916-323-5713, e-mail ratkinso@cde.ca.gov. For the purpose of the Translations Advisory Group's April meeting, the CDE asks that requests for interpreters be submitted by April 13, 2006.
1430 N Street
Sacramento, CA 95814